911 Briefs -- Published April 23, 2013

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Apr 23, 2013 at 12:01 AMApr 23, 2013 at 9:36 AM

STOCKTON - The 29-year-old man who died as the result of dozens of gunshots being fired Friday night on Dijon Street in the neighborhood northeast of Hammer and West lanes was identified Monday as Samath Som by the San Joaquin County Coroner's Office.

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STOCKTON - The 29-year-old man who died as the result of dozens of gunshots being fired Friday night on Dijon Street in the neighborhood northeast of Hammer and West lanes was identified Monday as Samath Som by the San Joaquin County Coroner's Office.

Som was one of three victims taken to hospitals that night after a shooting in the 1900 block of Dijon, where neighbors first reported being startled by the sustained sound of automatic gunfire at 11:50 p.m., Stockton police reported. The two other shooting victims, believed to also be 29-year-old men, are expected to survive their wounds.

Detectives are continuing to investigate the case and have not released further details.

STOCKTON - A woman and a man told police they were on Lincoln Street under the Crosstown Freeway at 5:50 a.m. Monday when a man ran up to them and shot both of them before fleeing on foot.

Both victims were transported to a hospital for treatment of nonlife-threatening wounds and were reported in stable condition, according to police.

The suspect was described as 5 feet 8 inches and 180 pounds, last seen wearing black clothing and a ski mask.

STOCKTON - A woman was listed in critical but stable condition in a hospital after her boyfriend allegedly stabbed her in the back while in their room in the 1700 block of West Fremont Street at 4:20 p.m. Sunday, police reported.

The boyfriend, Nicholas Marrable, 23, was apprehended outside in a parking lot by responding officers and arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, possession of drugs and an outstanding warrant.

The victim, 34, and Marrable apparently had been arguing before the attack, police reported.

STOCKTON - While walking to a store in the 7900 block of North El Dorado Street about 4:30 p.m. Sunday, a 37-year-old man walked by another man who asked him for some spare change. According to a police report, the 37-year-old told the panhandler to "get a job," and that led to a physical fight during which the panhandler eventually pulled out a knife and the victim suffered a 5-inch laceration on his left arm.

The victim was treated at a hospital, police reported. They described the male suspect who fled the area on a low-rider bicycle as between 30 and 40 years old wearing a black, white and yellow "Echo" shirt and black pants.

RIPON - While on the way to school at 7:20 a.m. Monday, an elementary student walking on South Acacia Avenue near Second Street was reportedly accosted by a man who exposed himself to the student before leaving the area, Ripon police reported.

According to the police report, the suspect approached the victim from an alley between First and Second streets, exposed himself, then immediately fled on a black mountain bike east down the alley. The victim was reportedly not touched by the suspect.

The police report described the suspect as 30 to 35 years old with short, light-blond hair, last seen wearing a baseball cap and black basketball shorts with white stripes. Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to call 911 or Ripon police Detective Alex Burgos at (209) 599-2102.

STOCKTON - Firefighters were kept busy early Monday battling three unrelated structure fires. None of the empty buildings were destroyed, property damage was kept to a minimum and there were no injuries, according to reports from the Stockton Fire Department.

The first blaze was reported at 2:33 a.m. Monday in a 7,500-square-foot vacant warehouse in the 1600 block of El Pinal Drive in an industrial area east of West Lane. The fire started on the exterior of the metal-sided building and spread into office space. It may have been started by transients known to frequent the area, the department reported.

At 3:41 a.m., a report came in of a fire in a vacant home in the 1500 block of Chronicle Avenue near Gianone Park in east Stockton. The fire may have started in an exterior storage area containing a water heater and flames spread into the home's attic. The home may have been undergoing recent remodeling.

A third fire was reported at 5:44 a.m. at a boarded-up south Stockton home on South American Street between East Third and East Fourth streets. When firefighters arrived, it appeared that someone had previously broken into the home.

The house had minor structural damage and firefighters were on scene for about 45 minutes, according to a report.

VALLECITO - A husband and wife were arrested on suspicion of assault with a firearm Saturday after they reportedly got into a fight with other patrons of the Nugget bar in Murphys.

The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office said that witnesses reported that the trouble started when Steven Scharf, 25, got into a fight with another bar patron sometime late Friday or early Saturday.

According to witness accounts, Scharf and his wife, Jana Scharf, 24, then waited outside the bar for a group of four Angels Camp residents, one who had been involved in the fight.

When the four left the bar, the Scharfs followed them to a residence on Rufe Lane in Vallecito. Next, the Scharfs reportedly went home, got guns, switched cars, and returned to the Vallecito residence.

One of the victims reported that when the couple returned to the Vallecito residence, Steven Scharf pointed a Glock .40-caliber handgun at her. She said she struck the handgun to point it away from her, at which time the gun went off.

Witnesses said that while this happened, Jana Scharf stood by her car, pointing a shotgun at the ground.

Then the Scharfs departed and the victims called 911 at 12:23 a.m. Saturday. Deputies arrived to find a .40-caliber bullet casing.

About 1:20 a.m. Saturday, an Angels Camp police officer saw the Scharfs' car at a home in Douglas Flat. They were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy and assault with a firearm. Investigators said all involved were under the influence of alcohol.

STOCKTON - A security guard for an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Stratford Circle was injured after following a suspicious man and asking him where he was going about 3 a.m. Monday, police reported.

When the guard questioned the suspect, he turned around and struck the guard in the hand with an unknown object before fleeing on foot. The guard pursued the suspect until he realized he was bleeding, police reported.

The suspect was described by police as a black man, 35 to 40, 5 feet 11 inches and 175 pounds, last seen wearing a black T-shirt, camouflage shorts and white tennis shoes.

LODI - A 61-year-old Antioch motorist died in a head-on collision on Highway 12 between Interstate 5 and North Peatland Road early Sunday. The driver of the other vehicle was arrested by the California Highway Patrol on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and causing the collision.

The CHP reported that the Antioch man, whose name has been withheld pending notification of family, was driving a 2001 Cadillac westbound at an undetermined speed at 1:32 a.m. Saturday while Phi Nguyen, 49, of Stockton was driving a 2002 Toyota eastbound at an undetermined speed and, due to his alleged intoxication, swerved across the center line into the oncoming Cadillac. After the collision, Nguyen's Toyota continued moving until it struck a 2004 Volkswagen traveling westbound driven by Anthony Russo, 22, of Pittsburg. That impact sent Russo to a hospital with major injuries and caused Nguyen's vehicle to overturn.

Nguyen also sustained major injuries and was transported to a hospital for treatment.

A 2003 Acura being driven westbound by Kyle Arredando, 21, of Brentwood sustained front-end damage from debris strewn about the highway from the multiple collisions, the CHP reported. Arredando was not reported injured.